Four by elections overturn Liberal seats in Canada
Four federal seats previously held by Liberals flipped to opposition parties in by elections across Canada. Fred Rose led Montreal Cartier for Progressive Labor, Armand Choquette won Stanstead for Bloc Populaire, William Bryce carried Selkirk for CCF, and Joseph W. Burton claimed Humboldt for CCF. Liberals remain 170 seats overall with small shifts among allied and independent groups.
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MONTREAL-CARTIER
Fred Rose
Progressive Labor
Paul Masse
Bloc Populaire
Lazarus Phillips
Liberal
David Lewis
C.C.F
Moses Miller
STANSTEAD
Armand Chaquette
BR. G. Davidson
Pierre Thomas
SELKIRK
William Bryce
c. F. Fillmore
Salome Halldorson
Social Credit
HUMBOLDT
Joseph W. Burton
Frank S. Krenn
Theodore Langdenhoff
JHE
Montreal Cartier
Armand Choquette
Que
New Standing In Commons After Four By Elections
The Canadian Press reports current House of Commons standings after Monday by-elections. Liberals hold 39 seats, Liberal Progressives 0, Liberal Independents 3, Progressive Conservatives 39, Social Credit 11, CCF 2, Bloc Populaire 4, Unity 6, Labour Progressive 0, and Independents on Series 4.
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Liberal
Canada
C.C.F
Quebec
Bloc Populaire
Labor Progressive
house of commons
Liberals
Liberal Progressives
Progressive Conservatives
Social Credit
Independents
Unity
CCF
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Sir Stephen Gaselee remembered in London public life
A London crowd recalls Sir Stephen Gaselee Librarian Keeper of the Papers at the Foreign Office since 1920 and famed as the erudite Englishman He kept about 80 000 books and manuscripts and is noted for his distinctive attire and social presence The piece mentions his long career and his death at age 60 in London. it also includes a letter about Canadian chocolate gifts sent to Brighton Evening Argus by a grateful mother.
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Whitehall
Sir Stephen Gaselee
Foreign Office
London
Sir Stephens
Stephen
Brighton Evening Argus
evening Argus
Four Trapped Men Found Dead Kerr Alta Mine Debris
Four men perished after a Monday explosion at Kerr Alta coal mine on the Oldman river bank near the city. Rescue efforts reached the trapped workers late in the afternoon, but all were dead. Names listed include Sam Crabb overman and William King mine electrician with John Zubrey and J Penta miners. Six miners escaped to the surface after debris and a blown drift blocked entry. Officials from Edmonton and Lethbridge coordinated rescue teams as air remained good near the shaft and the cause was not yet released.
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Kerralta
Oldman river
Sam Crabb
overman
William King
John Zubrey
J. Penta
Rota
Mike Fury
F. Kachelick
Bill
John Boychuk
Harry Gorda
A. B. Hunter
Edmonton
W. E. G. Hall
Lethbridge
Hunter
mines department
R.C.M.P
W. E G. Hall
Hall
Robert Christie
No. 8
Shaughnessy
o. W. Krossa
Steve Semeniuk
J.P. Crabb
H. B Hunt
H. C Dimock
Blaise
Kerrala
James Kerr
Nick Sheran
Heavy Bombers Hit Mannheim and Ruhr in Allied Raids
London reports heavy RAF and RCAF bombers struck Mannheim Ludwigshafen and Ruhr targets. Nine bombers lost two Canadian. RAF fighters damaged French and Low Countries airfields and railways, shooting down two enemy planes. Large fires lit Mannheim Ludwigshafen as factories and armaments centers faced attack.
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LONDON
C.P
R.A.F
R.C.A.F
Mannheim
Ludwigshafen
Ruhr
air ministry
RAF
France
Low Countries
Rhine
the
Neckar
Frankfort
Europe
Mannheim-Ludwigshafen
St. Dimer
Abbeville
Belgium
Britain
English Channel
Little Hope Miners Alive in Kerrala Mine Disaster
A. B. Hunter says there is little hope for the miners entombed after a Monday methane gas explosion in the Kerrala mine. Rescue squads near the cave with about 100 feet to go, aiming to reach the men by late afternoon. no communications have been received.
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Kerrala
A. B. Hunter
A. A Miller
Mr. Hunter
Peace River Coal Riches Signal Northern Development
Peace River area near Huden's Hope on the Alaska Highway holds high quality coal deposits say Goldwin Gregory of New York. He notes enough coal to supply Canada and the United States west coasts, with development already underway for highway use. A railway from Prince George to connect with Northern Alberta Railway would be needed to export coal widely, per surveyor Norman C. Stines.
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WINNIPEG
C.P
Peace River
Huden
Alaska Highway
Goldwin Gregory
New York
Gregory
Canada
United States
Peter Pond
Athabasca
Fort St. John
Edmonton
Frince George
Northern Alberta Railway
Dawnon Creek
Norman C. Stines
Soviet Red Army presses toward Kharkov and Bryansk base
Soviet forces tightened the pressure on Kharkov as reports said a column reached 30 miles northwest and another within 12 miles north. The push threatened German troops around Bryansk, with advances toward Orel and a new offensive toward Smolensk, while Kharkov captured over 100 villages and thousands of equipment moved by retreating German forces.
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HENRY C. CASSIDY
Associated Press
MOSCOW
Kharkov
Russia
Red army
Bryansk
Orel
Smolensk
Kharkovs
Tro oyanets
Slauino
Nikitovka
Churchill Arrives in Canada for Talks with Roosevelt
Canadian Press reports Prime Minister Churchill arrived in Canada for a four party discussion. He will confer with Prime Minister Mackenzie King and later with President Roosevelt and the combined chiefs of staff of the United States and United Kingdom. Churchill travels with his wife and daughter Subaltern Mary Churchill.
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UEBEC
Churchill
Canada
Britain
Roosevelt
United States
United Kingdom
KING Mer
Mackenzie King
King
Quebec
Great Britain
Lord Leathers
chiefs of staff
Mr. Churchill
Mary Churchill
British Auxiliary Territorial Services
Canucks Gain In Etna Drive
Allied forces push along Sicily front with heavy naval shelling of coastal targets. American troops take 1,590 German prisoners near Cape Orlando, closing on Randazzo and Messina. Air forces bomb and strafing raids disrupt enemy movements as patrols close gaps between advancing Allied columns.
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Belman Morin
Associated Press
North Africa
Sicily
Royal Navy
Riposto
Acireale
Taormina
Cape Orlando
San Fratello
San Agata
United States
Tth
Messina
Mount Etna
Bronte
Randazzo
Cesareto
Torrenova
George S. Patton
7th Army
hus
Parnaiso
Traban
roac
Catanzaro
Angutola
San Giovanni
Milazzo
Barcellona
Capt Orlando
Barcello
Medicine Hat Native Leads Canadian Snipers In Sicily
Medicine Hat native Cpl John Moore, a Vancouver-born sniper, tops Seaforth Highlanders in Sicily. The unit, aided by a Canadian tank, conducted a mountain push from Leonforte to Aderno, seizing high ground along the Simeto and contributing to the fall of Aderno and German lines. Moore tallied 19 German snipers and officers, amid a two-day advance with a mixed Allied assault.
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ROSS MUNRO
SICILY
iC. P. Cable
Leonforte
Aderno
Seaforth Highlanders of
Canada
Munroe
Seaforths
Mount btna
Highlanders
Simeto river
Aderne
alliance
Crorgen McKee
Vancouver
John wfoore
Medicine Hat
Alta
aloe
Vanecouve
Dartides
ana brokyr
Wade
Ardhatig
Seaforth Highlanders
emo
Simeto
Fdivonton Regiment
Canadian infantry
Russians Gain On Kiev Drive Amid Broad Eastern Front
Russian forces captured Khotinets a district centre and railway station 45 miles east of Bryansk and 398 hamlets Tuesday. In Kharkov driving, the Red Army advanced five to seven miles, taking over 70 populated places including Lipty near Kharkov. They stormed Bolsho Debik near Sumy as part of the push toward Kiev.
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BRYANSK
LONDON
Khotinets
Moscow
Kharkov
Lipty
Sumy
Kiev
Bolsho Debik
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Canadian Press
H. Tyler
D. Hogg
J. P. Crabb
Alex MicColl
J. Melling
W. Strickland
T. Smith
B. Mills
Douglas Wyatt
Andrew Donaldson
Roy Dobson
Steve Rota
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pioneer
Lethbridge Herald
Little
CGetman
Shakovo
Nagbvissonet
divi ton
Moscow radio
Belgorod
Chneral Apensenko
Gintyev
Stalingrad
Canucks
Etna
CANTCKS
hnll
Mount Eran
Agira
Vancouver leutenant
Budge Beli-Irving
Jum Slarr
E.W Thomas
CANADIAN REGIMENT
C.P. Cabler
Royal Canadiann Regiment
Ralph Crowe
Guelph
MacKINNON
James A. MacKinnon
Buckingham Palace
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ONTARIO
NORTH BAY
Polhtee Hale
Monteith
Egbert Brosig
Martin Bitterburg
Broag
OTTAWA
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
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